@article{Duffy_Montenegro-Bethancourt_Solomons_Belosevic_Clandinin_2013, title={Prevalence of Giardiasis in Children Attending Semi-urban Daycare Centres in Guatemala and Comparison of 3 Giardia Detection Tests}, volume={31}, url={https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JHPN/article/view/16394}, DOI={10.3329/jhpn.v31i2.16394}, abstractNote={<p><em>Giardia intestinalis </em>is an intestinal parasite widely prevalent in children attending daycare centres worldwide and has been associated with undernutrition. Stool samples from 48 Guatemalan children (aged 1.5-7 years) attending participating daycare centres were analyzed over five weeks for presence of <em>Giardia intestinalis </em>using light microscopy, ELISA, and rapid dipstick test. <em>Giardia </em>prevalence rates were 43.7% at Week 0 and 44.7% at Week 4, based on ELISA. Intensity, but not prevalence, of infection showed a trend toward decreased weight-for-age (1-tailed p=0.08). We believe that ELISA analysis of stool samples may be further adapted for measuring the intensity of infection in humans.</p> <p>J HEALTH POPUL NUTR 2013 Jun; 31(2): 290-293</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v31i2.16394">http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v31i2.16394</a></p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition}, author={Duffy, Terri-Lynn and Montenegro-Bethancourt, Gabriela and Solomons, Noel W and Belosevic, Miodrag and Clandinin, M Thomas}, year={2013}, month={Sep.}, pages={290–293} }